Enjoy the start line photos that our team captured today. We have uploaded every photo to the gallery – its raw, real, and exciting!
The start was amazing, and the racing today, with very reasonable winds, is pointing towards a quick first hop up to the Bay of Islands.
Start line of the RNI 2026
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2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race is underway as crews head off from the start line in Waitematā Harbour adjacent to Victoria Wharf Devonport // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Motorboat III provisionally wins Leg 1 from Waitemata Harbour to Mangonui Harbour in the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Motorboat III provisionally wins Race 1 from Waitemata Harbour to Mangonui Harbour in the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Explore Racing sailing the gap between Rangitoto Island and Northshore, heading towards the outer Gulf Harbour area // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Explore Racing sailing the gap between Rangitoto Island and Northshore, heading towards the outer Gulf Harbour area // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Motorboat 2, Alan Quere and Vincent Trinquet's Elliott 10.50, provisionally win elapsed and corrected honours in Leg 1, Waitemata Harbour to Mangonui in the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Motorboat 2, Alan Quere and Vincent Trinquet's Elliott 10.50, provisionally win elapsed and corrected honours in Race 1, Waitemata Harbour to Mangonui in the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Hotdogger // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Hotdogger // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
The leaders rounding North Head coming into the Hauraki Gulf. Photo creit: Boating New Zealand/Kirsten Thomson
The fleet in the Waitemata. // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
The fleet in the Waitemata. // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
Ragnar, comes in first in Division 3 on the first part of the race of the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race; importantly second in PHRF overall // Photo credit: Kirsten Thomas / Boating New Zealand
Ragnar, comes in first in Division 3 on the first part of the race of the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race; importantly second in PHRF overall // Photo credit: Kirsten Thomas / Boating New Zealand















